Spyware Sucks

But here is the dirty little secret of browser security: Even if every Internet browser made today were completely bug-free, it wouldn't stop malicious hackers and malware. Why? Because the vast majority of successful malicious exploits today don't exploit buggy browsers, but rather unwitting end-users. That is, Web-based malware is successful because end-users are intentionally installing it! Most exploit code doesn't search for an unpatched vulnerability, but simply asks the user to install. - Roger Grimes, Infoworld

"There is no magic fairy dust protecting Macs" - Dai Zovi, security researcher and co-author of The Mac Hacker's Handbook.

ALERT: Fake Internet Explorer 7 update spam circulating

Well well, what do we have here?

Let's take a close look at the download hyperlink in the email by hovering the mouse cursor over the download link, and checking the status bar **without clicking on the link**.

There is no way that Microsoft or MSN are going to be saving an IE7 update to a domain like altotrabajosverticales.com.

I had to laugh when I saw this one ... somebody 1) got lazy, or 2) screwed up when generating the spam....

Published Thu, Aug 7 2008 16:38 by sandi

Filed under: Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, Vulnerabilities, viruses and exploits

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ALERT: Fake Internet Explorer 7 update spam circulating